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Career Break Arrangements Career Break Arrangements 1 Contents Page 1. Introduction Council Policy 3 Scheme 3 2. General 4 3. Roles and Employee’s responsibility 5 Responsibilities Manager’s responsibility 5 4. Conditions Career break period 6 Applications 6 Maintaining contact 6 Employment terms and conditions 7 Council property 8 Other employment 8 Resignations 8 Returning to work 8 5. Application process 8 6. Monitoring 9 Appendix A Application for a Career Break 10 2 1. Introduction Council Policy The Council recognises that there may be times when employees wish to take a break from work for personal reasons and it is beneficial to the organisation to agree to a period of absence e.g. to help enable the individual to develop skills to bring back to the workplace and/or retain key members of staff. A career break may be considered to: care for children or other dependents; undertake further education or unpaid career development training; take an extended holiday; fulfil other outside commitments e.g. volunteering or community work. This Policy details the arrangements for employees to take a career break where this can be accommodated without compromising the needs of the service. There is no entitlement to a career break and the needs of the service will take priority when determining whether an application can be approved, taking into account the; operational needs of the service purpose of or reasons for the career break proposed period and start / end dates requested employee’s length of service employee’s remaining length of employment contract employee’s attendance and performance record availability of suitable cover arrangements to maintain continuity of service. The Scheme applies to all employees directly employed by the Council who have completed two years continuous service with the Authority at the time of applying and is recommended to schools with delegated authority for staffing matters, as “Best Practice”. It does not apply to Elevate employees. Scheme Where a career break is agreed, the employee will be allowed to take a period of unpaid leave from their substantive post from a minimum 3 months up to a maximum 12 months only. Agreement to a career break is conditional on the understanding that there is no guarantee that the employee will be able to return to their post or to the same work location at the end of the period. The employee will be advised of any workplace issues affecting their employment and are expected to participate in the consultation process on any redundancies or restructurings relating to their post. Where the employee’s post ceases or is made redundant, every effort will be made to redeploy them, in accordance with the Council’s Redeployment Arrangements, however there is no guarantee that alternative work is available or may be found. 3 2. General As career breaks involve a break from employment, managers and employees need to ensure they are clear as to the arrangements that will apply during this period and for the employee to return to their post afterwards, (or apply for redeployment where the post has been deleted or made redundant). The issues to be considered include the: Operational needs of the service Period of the career break and proposed start date e.g. does this coincide with a busy period or scheduled inspections and/or impact on deadlines etc) Arrangements for maintaining contact and for the employee to be kept informed of any changes at the workplace (e.g. new legislation or proposed restructures) Circumstances where the career break may be terminated early by the employee or manager and the minimum notice required Rules that will apply during the career break, e.g. the employee must - stay in regular contact with their manager - ensure the manager has their up to date contact details - arrange to participate in the consultation process on any redundancies or restructurings relating to their post - comply with Council policies and procedures - not take up any other paid employment Pay and pension matters including - Tax and National Insurance contributions - pension arrangements - membership of salary sacrifice schemes - repayment of Council loans - impact on entitlement to statutory benefits (maternity and sick pay etc) Contractual terms and conditions of employment that will/will not apply during the career break and the impact on continuous service (See paragraph 4 on pages 6-8) Note: It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that they fully investigate the implications for themselves of taking a career break, especially where there is a potential for a loss of benefits, prior to submitting an application. The arrangements that will apply during the career break period must be clarified and confirmed in writing to the employee before the absence commences. Advice must be obtained from Human Resources if there are any queries as to the contractual arrangements before an application is agreed. 3. Roles and Responsibilities Managers and employees are required to comply with arrangements detailed in this Policy. These are intended to ensure that they consider the operational needs of the service and contractual implications when considering an application for a career break and if agreed, they understand their responsibilities during the period of absence. 4 Employee’s responsibility Employees are required to: Submit a written application to their Divisional Director (or equivalent) at least 3 months in advance of the date they would like the career break to start, using the form provided at Appendix A Discuss the proposal and the implications for the operational needs of the service and work colleagues with their line manager (at Group Manager level or above) before submitting an application Investigate the potential implications of a career break on their contractual terms and conditions and entitlement to statutory benefits before submitting an application, this includes: continuous service; pay; Tax and National Insurance; pensions; sickness and maternity benefits; Council loans, childcare vouchers Ensure that they do not enter into any financial or other commitments which are dependant on the approval of a career break prior to a decision being made. The Council will not be liable for any costs incurred by employees who make arrangements prior to a career break being granted Use any outstanding annual leave entitlement, flexi-time, TOIL, accrued up to the start of the career break as they are not allowed to retain this to take on their return or to receive payment in lieu. They must clear any outstanding “flexi- time” or other leave debit before the start of the career break Make alternative arrangements before the start of the career break for the payment of any outstanding Council loans Return all Council property prior to the start of the career break including their ID badge, any keys, parking permits, purchasing cards, equipment (including mobile devices, and memory sticks etc), files and work papers held electronically or on hard copy, Keep in contact with their line-manager and ensure they are kept informed as to the employee’s contact details, including any change of address. Notify their line manager at the earliest opportunity of any event which may have a bearing on their employment e.g. if under investigation of a criminal offence Participate in the consultation process on proposed redundancies/restructures relating to their post and attend any meetings at the time and place designated Provide at least 6 weeks written notice if they wish to apply to return to work early i.e. before the scheduled end of the career break Manager’s responsibility Managers are required to: Advise employees of the process for applying for a career break including their responsibility to investigate the implications for themselves, especially the potential for a loss of benefits, prior to submitting an application. Discuss the implications of a career break with the employee in relation to their terms and conditions, e.g. continuous service, pension, leave and sick pay etc (as detailed at paragraph 4 on page 6-8), and the impact on the operational needs of the service and work colleagues 5 Consider the operational feasibility of approving the request and how can the post be covered during the employee’s absence, when making recommendations to the Divisional Director (or their equivalent) Where a career break is agreed: - keep in contact with the employee during the absence and inform them of any workplace or organisational issues that may affect their employment - ensure that the employee is included in the consultation process on proposed redundancies or restructures relating to their post - meet with the employee before the scheduled end of the career break to discuss the arrangements for their return to work including any training needs, temporary support or induction - consider a request to return to work early, taking advice from Human Resources as appropriate, and submit recommendations to the Divisional Director (or their equivalent) for their decision Consult Human Resources as to the contractual arrangements that will apply during a career break before an application is agreed. 4. Conditions Career break period Employees may apply for a break for any period of between 3 months up to 1 year only. Where a career break is approved, the employee must return to their post at the end of the agreed period, (except where this has been deleted or made redundant); they will not be allowed to apply for: i) an extension to the career break; or ii) another career break within 12 months of their return. Applications Employees are only allowed to make one application within any 12 month period. Applications should be made in writing to the Divisional Director (or their equivalent) at least 3 months before the employee wishes the career break to start, using the form provided at Appendix A.
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